If you are looking to for a new job, there are a range of services that can help.
Job Services Australia
Job Services Australia is available to all job seekers entitled to work in Australia, including those who are not receiving income support. If you are not working or studying full-time, as a minimum a Job Services Australia provider will help you prepare a résumé, provide advice on employment opportunities in your local area and information on training that may be available to you. To search for a provider in your area visit the Australian Job Search—Find a Provider website.
Information about what to expect from Job Services Australia is available at the Job Services Australia—People 50 Years and Over website.
Job Transition Support
If you are aged 50 years or over and you want to move from a physically demanding job to a less physically demanding role, Job Transition Support can help. Job Transition Support is currently available to people living or working in a Priority Employment Area.
Assistance is also available for recently retrenched workers in Priority Employment Areas who have a formal notice of redundancy and who were retrenched from 1 January 2011.
To find out more call 13 17 64.
A list of the Priority Employment Areas is available at:
JobAccess
JobAccess is a free information and advice service, funded by the Australian Government, offering practical workplace solutions for people with disability and their employers. JobAccess includes a comprehensive, easy to use website and a information and advice line so you can obtain confidential, expert advice on maintaining your job, adjusting to the workplace, workplace modifications, and other support.
For more information contact the helpful JobAccess advisers on 1800 464 800.
JobAccess is a free service for all Australians.
Australian Apprenticeships
If you are looking for a great way to get skills while you work, you may want to do an Australian Apprenticeship. You will work while you do your apprenticeship so you get to learn on the job and also receive formal training in the relevant field, as agreed with your employer through a Training Contract. This contract details the legal obligations for both you and your employer during your Australian Apprenticeship.
Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age, regardless of your level of education, and can be completed full-time, part-time, or while you are still at school.
Apprenticeships are available in a variety of qualification levels in more than 500 occupations, in traditional trades as well as emerging careers.
And if you are aged 25 years or over, you or your employer may be eligible for financial support during the first two years of your Australian Apprenticeship:
More information is available is available from the Australian Apprenticeships website.
Or you can search for your local Australian Apprenticeships Centre on the Australian Apprenticeships website.
Jobs boards
More employers are using the internet to find staff. The internet allows you to browse for vacancies, and to express your interest in a job, without leaving home. Further information can be found on the Jobs Boards webpage.
Private recruitment firms
Private recruitment firms can help you find a job that suits your skills, experience and goals. There are private recruitment firms that specialise in helping mature age people, just like you, find the right job. Further information can be found on the Private Recruitment Firms webpage.
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